What color is #837845?

#837845 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837845?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 69: 131 red, 120 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837845?

The complementary color is #455083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837845?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837845 color

#837845 rgb(131, 120, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837845 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 27.1% blue (131, 120, 69).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#837845 color codes

HEX	`#837845`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, -3.32, 29.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 29.62, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.151, 18.689, 8.333)`
Decimal	`8616005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837845, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #837845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #837845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837845; }
.text { color: #837845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837845, #6f8345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837845?: #837845 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837845?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 69: 131 red, 120 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837845?: The complementary color is #455083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837845?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.